This time next week

June 3 approaches: Top Democratic leaders are pressuring superdelegates to put this thing to bed, already. Harry Reid is promising it will all be over soon. Nancy Pelosi said if the nomination battle isn’t over next week, Mommy is stepping in to end it. Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign is inviting reporters to travel with the campaign past June 3. What?

Any other year, we wouldn’t care: NPR develops a helpful guide to who’s who on the DNC rules committee, noting that one married couple on the panel are getting coverage “like Ben and Jen” because they are on different sides of the Michigan and Florida issue.

McCain struggling? Time magazine says John McCain hasn’t been using his time wisely. As the campaign nears the next critical phase, the presumptive Republican nominee lacks a solid organization and a cohesive message for his party. Party operatives are sounding cryptic:

Back in Washington, the anxiety level of Republicans is rising. “The McCain camp is now acting without much rhyme or reason,” says a prominent consultant. “And it all goes to the top.” Another Republican campaign strategist, in a thinly veiled reference to McCain, says, “Somebody is behaving impulsively is the point.”